Parents To Sue Bat Maker Over Sons Injury

AK-74me

AK-74me

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AndyMarquisLIVE said:
No Youtube here. Recap it.
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A college baseball pitcher and Jennie Finch both throw their pitches at a machine meant to measure force from their respective mound distances. Jennie Finch's softball breaks the panel.

Later they show that the reaction time for thrown pitches, something like 90 mph from a baseball mound compared to 70 from a softball mound actually gives the batter a .002 sec less reaction time.
 
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donbarzini

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vegmom said:
YouTube - FSN Sport Science - Episode 7 - Myths - Jennie Finch
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I assume you put that video in there because you think it proves your point.
But that alleged research is flawed. The force of a ball does NOT make it harder to hit, it is the movement. If the ball is coming in a straight line then eventually, seeing it enough will allow you to time it and hit it. Which leads to my second point. They put a minor league kid in the batter's box who probably hadn't seen a softball pitch since the eighth grade and expect him to get a hit off of the single best softball pitcher on the face of the earth(until Kat Ostermann came along) after looking at 4 pitches? No way that's gonna happen. The test is skewed. That would be like putting Crystal Bustos against Randy Johnson. The only thing that's gonna get hit is the catcher's glove.
 
AndyMarquisLIVE

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There's only one way this can be settled. We should organize an SOMD.com field study at Regency Furtinure Stadium and test the results out ourselves.

I elect forestal to be the pressure sensor. :jet:
 
Lugnut

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vegmom said:
A Comparison of baseball and fastpitch softball pitching

Here's a comparision written by a Men's Fastpitch player.
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:confused: Your original argument was that a softball does more damage (i.e. has more kinetic energy) than a baseball. What does reaction time (function of speed AND distance) have to do wth this?


vegmom said:
All Pitches Have an Arc PITCH SOFTBALL: Valuable softball pitching advice for girl softball pitchers
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What does this have to do with damage or reaction time?!?!?!
 
yankee44

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Lugnut said:
:confused: Your original argument was that a softball does more damage (i.e. has more kinetic energy) than a baseball. What does reaction time (function of speed AND distance) have to do wth this?




What does this have to do with damage or reaction time?!?!?!
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It does not, She is just a proud "Softball Mom"
 
MMDad

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Lugnut said:
Your original argument was that a softball does more damage (i.e. has more kinetic energy) than a baseball.
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:yay: I was trying to figure out just what is being argued now. It's starting to seem like arguing for the sake of arguing.
 
AndyMarquisLIVE

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Lugnut said:
:confused: Your original argument was that a softball does more damage (i.e. has more kinetic energy) than a baseball. What does reaction time (function of speed AND distance) have to do wth this?




What does this have to do with damage or reaction time?!?!?!
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yankee44 said:
It does not, She is just a proud "Softball Mom"
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MMDad said:
:yay: I was trying to figure out just what is being argued now. It's starting to seem like arguing for the sake of arguing.
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Lugnut said:
I'm thinking she did the math and is now trying to change the subject! :lmao:
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:yay:

Y'all forgot something:

vegmom said:
Besides, the way a fastpitch ball is pitched works to women's physical advantage, since most of the power is coming from the hip rotation and leg drive.
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Oh ffs....:doh:

At the same distance, a baseball will do more damage. No argument there.

But baseball and fastpitch softball are not played the exact same way. The smaller field, shorter pitching distance, different bats, etc takes that in to account and raises the level of difficulty. So comparing the two as they are actually played under their own rules, on their own fields, and with their own equipment the injury risk is the same.
 
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vegmom

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And Andy, change the last line of your sig. Makes more sense for me to have the cartwheeling carrots, copycat. :razz:
 
theArtistFormerlyKnownAs

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vegmom said:
Oh ffs....:doh:

At the same distance, a baseball will do more damage. No argument there.

But baseball and fastpitch softball are not played the exact same way. The smaller field, shorter pitching distance, different bats, etc takes that in to account and raises the level of difficulty. So comparing the two as they are actually played under their own rules, on their own fields, and with their own equipment the injury risk is the same.
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Comparable, maybe.
The same, I'm not so sure about that. :shrug:
 
donbarzini

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smilin said:
:yikes:

Stay away from my son's aluminum corked (leaded?) bat.

:lmao:

Gonna be loads of fun, lots of strategy with two double headers back to back!
Are you doing all three days? If so we'll see you on the field!

:patriot:
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:lmao:Noted

Yeah, I'm a glutton for punishment. All three days. I just hate to see the teams "settle" for parents when they don't have to. I was a Jr coach last year and ended up calling three of my own games.
 
smilin

smilin

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yankee44 said:
Major or Jr?
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Juniors, defending St.Marys honor!

Pretty funny, when I signed up I figured what fun, a couple of games, go home cut the lawn, have couple of cold ones - life is great!
Then my son points out: double headers on Sat and Sun; Then when we win; on Mon too!
No wonder he gets better grades than I did!
See you guys there!
:patriot:

BTW: Yankee44, didn't our sons play on the Raiders together?
You coaching Juniors this year?
 
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